لَحْظَةٌmoment

Example sentences

• ينبع الطريق إلى تهذيب النفس من ملاحظة اللحظة الصغيرة التي تمر بين شهيق وزفير

  The path to refining the soul springs from noticing the small moment that passes between inhalation and exhalation.

  اللَّحْظَةِ — the moment. 'al-' = 'the'; 'lahza' = 'moment'; the 'of' word, so 'of the moment'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• النفس تُروَّض بالصدق مع اللحظة لا بالشعارات

  The soul is tamed through honesty with the moment, not through slogans.

  اللَّحْظَةِ — the moment. 'al-' = 'the'; 'lahza' = 'moment'; takes the 'with' ending after 'ma'a'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• من يُحسِن الصمتَ لا يهرب من الحوار، بل يختار لحظتَه كي لا تُفسِدَ العجلةُ ما يُصلِحه البيان

  He who masters silence does not flee dialogue, but chooses his moment so that haste does not spoil what clarity mends.

  لَحْظَتَهُ — his moment. 'his moment / instant,' in the -a form as object of 'chooses,' with 'his' attached. He picks the right MOMENT to speak — the purpose of that timing comes via 'so that' next.

  From: On Silence →

• واعلم أن كل لحظة من عمرك رأس مال لك،

  And know that every moment of your life is capital for you,

  لَحْظَةٍ — moment. This noun is the second half of an 'of' pairing with 'every', so it takes the possessive case ending and gives up its own 'the'. Arabic builds 'every X' by setting the two nouns directly side by side with no separate linking word.

  From: While You Still Can →